Routledge Handbook of Public Policy in Africa

Peter H. Koehn

1. A Public Policy Approach to Governance in Africa: An Introduction

2. The Social Science Foundations of Public Policy in Africa

3. Researching and Teaching Public Policy and Governance in Africa

4. Theorising Public Policy in Africa

5. Public Authority in Africa

6. The Institutional Logics Perspective and Policymaking in Africa

7. Pockets Of Effectiveness (POE) in Africa: A Solution to the Policy Paradox?

Anne Mette Kjær

8. Policy Images in Africa

9. Reflections on the Political Economy of Public Policy Analysis in Africa

10. The Role and Impact of International Bureaucrats in Policymaking in Africa

11. Traditional Chiefs as Institutional Entrepreneurs in Policymaking and Implementation in Africa

12. Public Participation and Policymaking in Local Governance in Africa

13. Framing Political Policy Communications in Africa

14. Policy Evaluation in Africa

15. Public Policymaking in Africa

16. Historical Perspectives of Policymaking and Administration in Africa

17. The Media and Policymaking in Africa: A Comparative Study of Economic Development Policies in South Africa and Nigeria

Part IV: Understanding Policy Reforms in Africa

18. Public-Private Partnership and Public Policy in Africa

19. Rationales for and Policy Implications of Implementing Semi‐Autonomous Revenue Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa

20. Evolution and Change of Communication Policy in Postcolonial Africa: From Independence to the Present Day

21. Multiculturalism and Policymaking in Africa

22. The Politics of Public Policy in Africa

23. Political Parties, Political Change and Public Policy in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana

24. Political Transition, Policy Change and Implementation in Zambia

25. Executive Policymaking During National Crisis: Policy Responses to Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda

26. Political Leadership and Public Policy in Africa: Thabo Mbeki, the Consummate Policy Entrepreneur

27. Public Policy and Election Administration in Africa: A Controlling or Innovative Environment

28. Democratizing Policy Implementation in Africa: Lessons from Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

29. Competing Interests and Lack of Policy Ownership of the Reform Agenda: A Barrier to Uganda’s Reform Success

30. Public Policy in Cameroon: State-Building Programs under the Influence

31. The Politics of Decentralisation: Policy Reform Design and Implementation in Malawi

32. Indigenization Policy in the Extractive Sector in Zimbabwe: A Critical Reflection

33. Policy Learning and Policy Failure in Africa: The Case of Electricity Privatization in Ghana

34. Investing in the People? Analysis of Education Policies in Angola

35. Public-Private Partnerships as Predictors of Success: Lessons from the Education Sector in Post-War Liberia

36. Policy Issues in the Harmonisation of Quality Assurance Systems for Higher Education in Africa

37. Control Programmes for Africa's Parasites: Unrealistic Expectations, Ignored Evidence, and Troubling Outcomes

38. Between Marketization and Public Interest Discourses in Health Policy Delivery: Debating Solidarity and Universal Health Care in South Africa

39. Policy Responses to Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: Experiences from Sierra Leone

40. Confronting Epidemics: The Art of not Knowing and Strategic Ignorance During Ebola Preparedness in Uganda

41. Food and Nutrition Security Policies in Africa

42. Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa: The Rise of Cash Transfers

43. A Genealogy of Policies on Poor and Vulnerable Children and Youth in Kenya

44. Women in Policymaking in Africa

45. Gender Mainstreaming in Africa: Local Translations and Institutional Challenges in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa

46. Women and Social Policies in South Africa and Sierra Leone

47. Women Legislators in Legislative Policymaking in Africa

48. Public Policy and Disaster Management: The Role of Law in International Disaster Assistance in Africa

49. Migration Frameworks in Africa: Nature, Dynamics, and Challenges

50. Evolution of Trade Policy and Regional Integration in Africa

Stephen R. Karangizi and Haruperi R. Mumbengegwi

51. Open Innovation Systems and Public Policy in Africa: Setting New Boundaries Against Wicked Problems

52. Africa’s New Megacities: Sustainable Urbanism, Climate Urbanism or Megalopolises of Exclusionary Enclaves

53. Environmental Policies in Africa: The State of Regulating E-Waste Management

54. Petroleum Extraction in Africa: A Review of the Local Content Policies for the Oil Industry in Selected Countries

55. The Unintended Industrial Policy Benefits of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa

Biography

Gedion Onyango is a University Lecturer of Public Policy and Administration at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

"This Handbook is very timely as Africa exerts agency in response to Covid19, global warming, the digital economy etc. It brings together both the old and the new generation of scholars in Africa writing on governance for sustainable development in 2025 and beyond. It treats emerging issues for a public policy like migration, urbanisation, pollution etc. This volume captures contemporary debates and directions and points towards innovative challenges and responses, including the continent's burgeoning diaspora. It comes in handy for Development Cooperation professionals, students, and university teachers interested in developing contexts like Africa."

Timothy M. Shaw, PhD, Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School, USA

"This is an extremely ambitious book dealing with the making and implementation of public policy in Africa over a long time in diverse countries, both in terms of historical heritage and contemporary political regimes. Gedion Onyango does a wonderful job in introducing the theoretical minefield of studying public policy in Africa as a single "problematique". At the same time, the different chapters seek to tell the stories of each nation's experience. As a "handbook", this publication will be a good resource for both students and teachers dealing with any aspect of public policy in Africa. Scholars researching issues of governance in Africa are likely to include this book in their reference menu."

P. Anyang' Nyong'o, Professor of Political Science, and The Governor, County Government of Kisumu, Kenya

"Why has social and economic development in Africa been so sporadic and uneven? This volume offers insights in terms of the (mis)governance of public affairs. As a first comprehensive review of the state of the art in public policy studies in Africa, it fills a yawning gap in the research literature. Gedion Onyango has drawn together a powerful team of scholars from within and beyond the continent to make the case that the future well-being of Africa’s people depends in good part on systems of responsive, collaborative, evidence-based decision-making by policy actors inside and outside the state."　

Michael Bratton, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, USA　

"This volume assembles a multi-disciplinary team of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and policy experts from leading universities and research organisations across Africa and beyond who analyse different public policy ideas and practicalities faced by African nations today. It　provides some unconventional but comprehensive insights on the contextual trajectories and commonalities of public policy and governance in theory and practice across different sectors and states in Africa. Undoubtedly, it will serve as a critical resource in years to come for teaching and training on public administration and policy in Africa and similar contexts in the Global South."　

Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr., Development Practice International

"This volume is an exceptional contribution to our understanding of the evolution of African states. Its focus on public policy, both with the breadth of topics and depth of coverage, helps the reader understand the challenges and successes of the nuts and bolts of state building in Africa. It takes us from Aristide Zolberg’s metaphor of the state leader with multiple phones on his desk that were connected to virtually nothing, to see how those linkages to core state functions have been gradually built. One of its particular strengths is the comparative analysis among several states of key public policy issues and processes. Another is its focus on the research of African scholars. I recommend it most highly."

James S Wunsch, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Creighton University, USA

"Two key challenges have persisted in Africa; first, decision-makers have not understood and implemented sustainable policies at the intersection between politics and policy. Second, the teaching, research, and public policy writing in higher education institutions have been externally-focused, hence difficulties in applying public policy theories to African contexts. This Handbook bridges that lacuna. Many contributions are rich with theoretical and practical insights that provide new policy insights or augmenting existing knowledge bases. I highly recommend it as a stand-alone text for public policy courses and desk reference for African policymakers."

Kelechi A. Kalu, PhD., Professor, Department of Political Science, University Of California Riverside, USA